Advertisement

NBA: Utah 109, LA Clippers 99

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Carlos Boozer's 34 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday carried Utah to its season-high ninth straight win, 109-99 over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Ronnie Price and Wesley Matthews provided a late scoring punch for the Jazz, with Price getting eight of his 11 points in the fourth quarter and Matthews all eight of his. Deron Williams and Andrei Kirilenko also hit double figures for Utah, which has won 13 of its last 14 games.

Advertisement

The Clippers, who got 19 points from Chris Kaman, were plagued by turnovers, committing 16 en route to their seventh loss in eight games.

"Turnovers killed us," Clippers Coach Kim Hughes said.

The Jazz took control of this game with a 9-1 run after the Clippers' Craig Smith tied it up at 88-88 with 9:23 remaining.

Latest Headlines